2007 Samsung HL-Txx76 Owner's Thread - Page 12

Originally Posted by davenbone

I just bought the HL-T4675S 2 days ago. Everything seemed fine until today. When I change to one of my cable channels, it goes from color to black and white. When I display the tv guide while I'm on that channel it's also black and white. If i change the channel then the color comes back. I'm wondering if anyone else has this problem. I thought it might just be the channel but that same channel on one of my other tv's doesn't have this issue at all.

Originally Posted by ozcot

As far as I know the bowing issue came about with the thinner cases it was NOT an issue till then.. As far as rainbows may want to look at the LCOS DLP set. Great geometry and no rainbows!! Was all set to buy a Sansung till they droped the ball big time with their new slimmer cases which caused Major geometry problems. Just took the Plunge on a Sony 50KDS2020 for dirt cheap. After a ton of research the only thing the Samsung has over the Sony is the ability to go 1080P with VGA beyond that it appears the Sony wins out on all fronts.

Originally Posted by audiophile42

the burning plastic smell really freaked me out too, it went away after about a week and a half

Originally Posted by dsims

I have learned to live with the geometry but is anyone having alot of loud popping coming form the tv? Sometimes it is so loud you can hear it all the way through the house.

Originally Posted by tneck

My parents just purchased this TV and we just got it set up. I have yet to check for bowing but did notice something else. I wanted to see if anyone on here could help me out. Put in a movie for them and it had black bars on top and bottom. In the bottom black bar a little to the right of the Samsung logo there is a mushroom shaped lighter area. This shape appears lighter than the rest of the black screen. I put on a blank input and it was noticable on that screen too, so it is not source material. It looks as though light is escaping this are more than the rest of the screen. The shape will get larger and smaller too but will not go away. Again, it looks as though more light is shining through. It is easiest to see when you are below the center of the screen. If you are above center it is not visible. This is a brand new TV and I'm dreading hauling it back to the store. Anyone have any ideas as to what this could be?

Originally Posted by Muffdiever

I noticed while watching King Kong last night that in dark scenes, the parts that are not in focus have a grainy look to it not a hi def look. Whats in focus looks great, but sometimes whats out of focus, it doesn't look blurry and actually looks...just grainy. Does anyone know what I am talking about. Is this something DLP's have?? Please any help.

Originally Posted by Muffdiever

I noticed while watching King Kong last night that in dark scenes, the parts that are not in focus have a grainy look to it not a hi def look. Whats in focus looks great, but sometimes whats out of focus, it doesn't look blurry and actually looks...just grainy. Does anyone know what I am talking about. Is this something DLP's have?? Please any help.

Originally Posted by SRhino

On a side note, to correct the bottom bowing, the tech adjusted 3 screws on upper rear of the TV cabinent. There are 6 screws total. There are adjustment screws for the lower right, lower middle, lower left plus lock screws for each adjustment screw. There are similar adjustment screws at the bottom rear for the upper screen.

Originally Posted by inthepit

Is Kong the only movie you noticed this with? I have a feeling the grain is an intentional decision on the part of film makers to give a particular look to the film.

Originally Posted by BDP33

Should I hold out and just get last years model?

Originally Posted by SRhino

I had that same exact mushroom 'light shadow' on my DLP. To resolve this issue the tech took apart the DLP and carefully wiped everything clean. The 'light shadow' is just a spec of dust.

On a side note, to correct the bottom bowing, the tech adjusted 3 screws on upper rear of the TV cabinent. There are 6 screws total. There are adjustment screws for the lower right, lower middle, lower left plus lock screws for each adjustment screw. There are similar adjustment screws at the bottom rear for the upper screen.

Originally Posted by Muffdiever

I was thinking the same thing at the time, but I went with the better looking cabinet and the newer technology. The Hl-T's have 3 hdmi's instead of 2. They have the 3D tech, but who knows when and if we will use it. It has a higher refresh rate, and an added color to the color wheel. The HL-S's have there share of problems too. I've looked over the thread and they had bowing issues as welll, amonst other issues. We will hopefully fix this geometry issue soon.

Originally Posted by BDP33

True...I have a HLT5676" on order I guess I can always return it if it has a lot of the problems that are going on here.

The store manager told me that they are still waiting for the shipment from Samsung. He said usually they are quick on getting them out...maybe they are trying to fix this problem before they send anymore set's out.

Of course that probably is wishful thinking.

Originally Posted by Muffdiever

Is this something DLP's have?? Please any help.

Originally Posted by japeezy

This is my first post on AVS, but I have read every single message in this thread, as well as the messages in at least a dozen others. Yesterday was a really disappointing day for me. After staring at the floor model HL-T5076S at CC for about an hour yesterday, I convinced myself that its geometry was fine, and I should give it a shot. That was a bad decision. I brought a brand new set home, hooked up my cable box, and within the first 15 seconds I noticed that the geometry is terrible. The bottom of the menu is squeezed inward and all horizontal lines have a smile shape, just like others on this thread stated. I had my fiancee look, and it took her about 30 seconds to notice it, which is not very long. I can distort the geometry in all kinds of ways by playing with the case, but nothing fixes the squeeze at the bottom of the menu. Unless a fix is published in the next couple of days (I have seen the other thread hoping for a fix) this set is going back. I have two reasons for writing this post: (1) If you are thinking about buying one of these TV's, you have been warned, again. (2) If you have one of these TV's and you notice the poor geometry at all, don't settle for it. Its not paranoia, its a bad design. Return it, even if that means working through Samsung's customer service. This is not my first poor HDTV and it might not be my last poor HDTV, but I'm sticking this out until I find something that works right.

Oh, and since I'm the new guy, and a lot of you also spent your money on this TV, I do feel obligated to point out that other than the geometry, the picture quality is absolutely stunning and every feature I could ask for is present. If Samsung can manage to fix the geometry, this TV will be a real killer.

Originally Posted by OniMirage

VERY interesting do you have her name????????????????????????????? and what should we ask for?????????????????????????????????????

Originally Posted by 1jeffcat

Like I said, I am definitely no expert on DLP, nor do I work for Texas Instruments, plus there are millions of these mirrors so its boggling to think about.

Originally Posted by Muffdiever

The mirrors we speak of are not the tiny mirrored chip, it's actual mirrors that reflect the image on the screen. I have heard of someone else with the 6176 with the problem and another with the 6176 who said he has no problems. It seems more prevalent in the below 61's, but a 61 is just too big for my room. The screen could be not positioned correctly on one side and not the other. We will find out from DERG on thrursday.